MUSIC LIST/FOLK
Hoe-down banjo and fiddle. mandolin and guitar.
I Absent Friends Fairmile Inn. Fairmilehead. 8.30pm. Two singers in this electric folk band.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 9pm till late. Songwriter. singer and melodeon player Nancy Nicholson whose new cassette. ‘Rhyme and Reason‘ is out on Gallus Recordings.
MONDAY 7
I Travelling Folk BBC Radio Scotland. 8—9.25pm. Archie Fisher and Danny Kyle present records. news and live recordings.
Glasgow
I Mayiesl. See separate Listings.
Edinburgh
I Davey Spillane Band Queens Hall. (‘lerk Street. 668 2019. 8pm. £6.60. Tickets from Box Office and Virgin Records. Princes Street. Moving Hearts uillean piper back in Scotland with his electric band and a new album. See Music Preview.
I Linlithgow Folk Club Black Bitch Tavern. West Port. Linlithgow. 8pm. Popularfolk song with guitars from duo Cruachan.
I The Refugees Negociants. Bristo Square. 9pm. Polished contemporary songwriting in electric acoustic guitar duo. I Fiddlers Arms Grassmarket. 9—1 1pm. Scottish tunes on accordion. whistle and fiddle.
I The Green Tree Cowgate. Evening. Busy session. usually fiddles. guitar. flutes. pipes and too many bodhranstill 12.30am. I Folk Al L'Attache L'Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9pm. Free. Absent Friends. electric folk band.
TUESDAY 8 Glasgow
I Mayiest. See separate Listings.
Edinburgh
I John Renbourne Navaar Hotel. Bog Road. 8pm. Penicuik Folk Club presents the seminal English acoustic guitarist. late of Pentanglc.
I Polmont Folk Club Parkhill House Function Suite. Buchanan Gardens. Polmont. near Falkirk. 8pm. Tonight Scots singer and mouth organ player. Norman Stewart.
I Famous Other Band Bannerman's Bar. Cowgate. 9pm. The original eclectic electric musical adventurers.
I Miro L’Attache. basement of Rutland Ilotel. West End. Resident fast folk band. flutes. fiddles and occasional songs.
I The Refugees Negociants. Bristo Square. 9pm. Strikingoriginal. contemporary sounding songs with acoustic and electric guitar backing.
I Milnes BarMusic t Ianover Street. 8.30—1 1pm. Free.
WEDNESDAY 9 Glasgow
I Maylest. See separate Listings.
I Dow's Music Club Dow's Bar. Dundas Street. beside Queen Street Station. 8.30pm.
I 20th Century Music Club City Lights. Clyde Street. 204 3329. Singer. songwriter club. All welcome. Pass-the-hat
admission. Free drinks to performers.
Must be own material.
I Folk Session Ilalt Bar. Woodlands Road. 332 1210. Evening. Instrumental music on fiddle. accordion etc.
I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Live music.
Edinburgh
I L'Attache Basement of Rutland l lotel. West End of Princes Street. 9.30pm— lam. Free. Songwriter Alan Johnston‘s Band.
THURSDAY 10 Glasgow
I Maylest. See separate Listings.
I Star Folk Club Glasgow Society ()f Musicians. 73 Be' keley Street. beside Mitchell Theatre. 8pm. £2. American singerJohn MacCormaclt.
I Music at Bonhams 194 Byres Road. 337 3-124. 9pm. Acoustic set from Michael Keenan.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street.off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 9pm. £3. Live dance music.
Edinburgh
I L'Attache Basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9.30pm- lam. Free. Ceolbeg play pipes. harp. keyboards. guitars. cittern and flute. Davey Steele on vocals.
I Blues at Haymarket Ryries Bar. Haymarket. 9pm. Bootsies Duo in famous corner pub.
I Number One Music (‘ellar N61. Chambers Street. 2204298. Basement wine bar has flamenco guitar from Freddie Triay.
FRIDAY 11
Glasgow
I Maylest. See separate Listings.
I Bowantree Folk Club Rowantree Inn. Bv L'ddingston Cross. Uddingston. ' 9—1 1 .45pm. £ 1 .50. Information 0698 429744. All welcome. bring an instrument and a voice.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off (‘lyde Street. 248 3144. 9.30pm. £3. Every week. Live bands. Very popular.
Edinburgh
I Toumani Diabale George Square Theatre. George Square. 8pm. £3 (£4). Tickets from Virgin Records. Princes Street. and at the door. Presented by
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Heart Beat World Music. From Mali to Mayfest and an Edinburgh concert for the master kora (harp gourd) player. See Music Preview.
I Battlelield Band Ceilidh Marquee. Primary School Playing Fields. Dunbar. East Lothian. Beer Tent. Craft Tent. Three day festival under canvas has concerts. workshops. tuition. pipe bands. ceilidh dances. children‘s shows and songwriting and piping competitions. With the Band. other musicians over the weekend include Ireland‘s master piper Liam O‘ Flynn and Hungarian group Makvirag. From south of the border come Alistair Anderson. George aux and Steve Turner. while th" Scots contingent has Parcel 0‘ Rogues. Alex McGuire. John Gahagan. Duncan MacGiIlivray. John McCusker. Jim Johnstone‘s Band. Bobby (‘rowe’s Band. Wray Gunn and the Rockets. and the Shotts and Dykehead (‘aledonian Pipe Band. Information
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I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 9pm. West Highlander‘s favourite. Accordion and guitar in the bar.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 9pm till late. Alan Hunter.
ATURDAY 12 Glasgow
I Maytest. See separate Listings.
I Porters Music Porters Lounge Bar. 292 Sauchiehall Street. 12.30pm. Live folk music.
I Heilan Jessie's 374 Gallowgate. Evening. Live acoustic/electric band.
I West Coast Band Blackfriars. 45 Albion Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. 12.30pm. Informal. mainly instrumental traditional music in the bar.
I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 2.30—5.30pm and 8.30pm. Live music.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 9.30pm. £3. Live dance music.
Edinburgh
I Battlefield Band Ceilidh Marquee. Primary School Playing Fields. Dunbar. East Lothian. Weekend mini-festiva1.See Fri 1 I.
I West End Hotel Palmerston Place. 9pm. Highlanders home from home. Accordion/guitar in the bar.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 9pm till late. Alan Hunter.
SUNDAY 13 Glasgow
I Maytest. See separate Listings.
I Black Bull Folk Black Bull Hotel. Milngavie. 8pm. £2 (Members£1.25). Membership £3.50.
I Singaround Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 2—4pm. Free. Regular Sunday afternoon of music.
I Park Bar Argyll Street. near Kelvin Park. Session in Highlander‘s pub.
Edinburgh
I Battleiield Band Ceilidh Marquee. Primary School Playing Fields. Dunbar. East Lothian. Weekend mini-festival. See Fri 11.
I Youngs Music Club Leamington Terrace. 9pm. £1 .50 Info 447 6187. Live acoustic music. Blues directions from Driving Sideways.
I L'Odeon George IV Bridge. 8.30pm. American/Scottish banjo and fiddle. mandolin and guitar.
I Royal Oak Infirmary Street. 9pm till late. Traditional songs and contemporay social comment from melodeon player Nancy Nicholson.
I Folk at L'Attache L'Attaehe. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End.
Muckle Ado.
MONDAY 14
I Travelling Folk BBC Radio Scotland.
8—9.25pm. Archie Fisher and Danny Kvle present records. news and live recordings.
Glasgow I Maytest. See separate Listings.
Edinburgh
I Linlithgow Folk Club Black Bitch. West Port. Linlithgow. 8pm. Club favourite. singer Ian Bruce.
I The Relugees Negociants. Bristo Square. 9pm. Polished acoustic rock from original female songwriter in guitar duo. I Session Nighl The Green Tree. Cowgate. Evening. Bar till lam.
I Folk Al L'Attache L‘Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9pm. Absenl Friends have two fine singers in semi—electric folk band.
UESDAY 15 Glasgow
I Mayiest. See separate Listings.
I Paisley Arts Folk Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. 8pm. Free. Cruachan.
Edinburgh
I Famous Other Band Bannerman‘s Bar. Cowgate. 9pm. Eclecticacoustic/electric musical adventurers.
I Penicuilt Folk Club Navaar Hotel. Bog Road. 8pm. Singers night.
I Folk Music Nights Milnes Bar. Hanover Street. 8.30—11pm. Admission free. Songs and tunes from regulars. visiting musicians and special guests.
I Folk Al L’Attache L‘Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9pm. Waits and Strays.
WEDNESDAY 16
Glasgow
I Mayrest. See separate Listings.
I 201h Century Music Club City Lights. Clyde Street. 204 3329. Singer/songwriter club. All welcome. Pass-the-hat admission. Free drinks to performers. Must be own material.
I Dow's Music Club Dow‘s Bar. Dundas Street. beside Queen Street Station. 8.30pm. Live music.
I Scotia Folk Scotia Bar. Stockwell Street. 552 8681. 8.30pm. Live music.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Folk Club Osbourne Hotel. York Place. 556 5577. 8pm. £2.50 (£1 .50). Over two score exotic instruments from Hungary‘s Maltvirag.
I Folk Al L'Attache L'Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End ofPrinces Street. 9.30pm—I230am. Alan Johnston Band.
THURSDAY 17
Glasgow
I Maylest. See separate Listings.
I Star Folk Club Glasgow Society Of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. beside Mitchell Theatre. 8pm. £2. Scots sang and muckle mouthie playing from Norman Stewart.
I Music at Bonhams 194 Byres Road. 337 3424. 9pm. Acoustic set from Michael keenan.
I Ceilidh Dance Riverside. Fox Street. off Clyde Street. 248 3144. 9pm. £3. Now three nights a week.
Edinburgh
I Capercaillie Usher Hall. Lothian Road. 7.30pm. £6 (£5). Tickets from Box Office. Leading Scots band. superb vocals in Gaelic and English. and a punchy electric/acoustic instrumental line up.
I Blues at Haymarket Ryries Bar. Haymarket. 9pm. Bootsies Duo in famous corner pub.
I Folk Al L'Attache L‘Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9pm. Intelligent songs and unusual instrumentation from Muscovado.
62The List 4 »- l7 May 1990